Resume Writing Hands-On Workshop
Get your resume ready for summer hiring season and the 2023 UPEI Summer Job and Career Fair!
Join Experiential Education staff for a hands-on workshop where you can work on your resume with real-time support. We'll let you know what employers are looking for and what will help your application stand out against the competition. You'll make changes as we go to come out of the workshop with a resume that sets you up for success!
Kenyan smallholder dairy veterinary report | January 2023
Every year since 1980, a small contingent of globally minded Prince Edward Island volunteers belonging to Farmers Helping Farmers (FHF) has lived, worked, taught, and learned alongside local Kenyan farmers, researchers, health trainees, and their communities with the goal of helping them become more self-reliant in agricultural food production.
UPEI researchers recruiting PEI veterinarians for new mental health research project
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) and the Department of Psychology in the Faculties of Arts and Science at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) are recruiting veterinarians for a new research project.
UPEI Creative Writing Master Class Reading to be held March 21
The annual public reading by UPEI’s Creative Writing Master Class will take place on Tuesday, March 21, at 8:00 pm, in The Carriage House at Beaconsfield, 2 Kent Street, Charlottetown.
The reading will showcase thirteen of the Island’s talented emerging writers: Joseph Simmonds, Bonnie Flavell, Brian Collins, Emma Willoughby, Jon Debly, Claire MacPhee, Adontae Pratt, Joanna Suchoszek, Olivia Jalbert, Sam Ching, Larissa Storey, Jason Mallard, and Jennifer Tasker.
Aiden Rainford and Zach Wilson named UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for February 21–26 are Aiden Rainford (women’s basketball) and Zach Wilson (track and field).
Rainford, a psychology student from Toronto, Ontario, was named an AUS Championship Tournament all-star after two solid games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During these games, the fourth-year forward averaged 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds.
UPEI’s Karem Simon to conduct PEI Symphony Orchestra on March 5
Dr. Karem Simon, professor of music at UPEI, has been invited to serve as guest conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra in its Goodnight Moon program on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 2:30 pm, in the Sobey Family Theatre, Confederation Centre of the Arts.
Among the distinctions of Dr. Simon’s career has been his work conducting the UPEI Wind Symphony, which, under his direction, has produced 22 albums and has been acclaimed for its innovative programming and performance standard.
UPEI Panthers take aim at podium during AUS Track and Field Championships
After last season’s strong showing at the AUS Championships, the UPEI Panthers track and field team hopes to build off that success in 2023.
The Panthers earned five medals in 2022, which was a program best. While only one of those medalists is set to compete this weekend at the championship meet in Saint John, New Brunswick, there is still plenty of optimism surrounding the team and what they can accomplish.
Third-year sprinter Zach Wilson finished with a 60-metre bronze medal in 2022 and headlines a group of runners vying for the podium.
UPEI Community Bulletin: University and UPEI FA return to talks today
As a follow up to the UPEI Community Bulletin issued last week, the University and UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA) will resume meeting for direct collective bargaining on Thursday, February 23, 2023. In addition to February 23, meetings are scheduled for February 24, 27, and 28.
UPEI remains committed to achieving a fair and reasonable agreement with the UPEI FA that is in the best interests of our students and University community.
New dean of nursing appointed at UPEI
In a recent message to the campus community, Dr. Greg Naterer, UPEI Vice-President Academic and Research announced that Dr. Christina Murray, associate professor of nursing, has been appointed dean of the UPEI Faculty of Nursing for a five-year term effective March 1, 2023.
